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Trauma-Informed Care in the Workplace with Jennifer Berard

Trauma-Informed Care in the Workplace with Jennifer Berard

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 Melanie Nicholson welcomes Jennifer Berard, a counseling psychologist with nearly 20 years experience in the field of addiction and mental health, to the show to discuss trauma and what trauma-informed care in the workplace looks like. Jennifer has experience working with first responders, paramedics, and other individuals dealing with traumatic environments, and sheds light on what trauma response looks like in everyday life.Jennifer defines what trauma is and how it manifests in the body, explaining the different ways bodies express trauma and stress responses. Often things that get chalked up to people’s personality quirks can actually be stress responses to trauma, and understanding that reality can assist employers in being more sensitive in how they lead teams. Jennifer and Melanie discuss exactly what trauma-informed care from employers can look like, how to create a consistent and safe environment, and how to avoid moral injury after a reponse. Jennifer’s insight is compassionate, experience-based, and incredibly useful to everyone in fostering the understanding that almost everyone has a trauma history and that we can create safety for each other through recognition of this truth.  “And this is the thing that I would say to employers, too, is that just because we have to be able to have resiliencies to deal with stress and trauma, we cannot, it's not normal to expect people to adjust and manage their stress in environments that are toxic, in environments that are bullying… it is not the employee's responsibility to adhere to and to get safe in unsafe situations. In my opinion, it's the employer's responsibility to have safe places where people can then have the space to figure out whatever it is that they need to do through therapy or through their friends or through their supports or those kinds of things.” - Jennifer BerardAbout Jennifer BerardJennifer Berard believes that all people have an incredible capacity for change. In her career she’s had the honour to observe individuals, with seemingly insurmountable challenges, create meaningful and lasting change in their lives. Theoretically, she utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy to help facilitate change.At the core, Jennifer’s approach is client centered. She believes that clients are the experts in their lives and aims to help them find their strength, in their own time, at their own pace. Therapy can be an important part of self-care, self-improvement and self-discovery.Jennifer began her counselling journey in 2003 when she graduated, with distinction, from the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor of Health Sciences, in Addictions Counselling. In 2010, she completed her Masters of Counselling Psychology through City University of Seattle. She has been a registered psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists since March 2015.Throughout her career she has dedicated herself to helping people trying to cope with addiction and trauma. She has extensive experience and training in the Addiction and Mental Health field, with significant experience in the areas of addictions (residential and outpatient), First Responders, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and Forensics/Corrections. Jennifer is a member in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologist  (4342) and the Psychological Association of Alberta.__Contact Melanie Nicholson | Melanie Lynn Communications Inc. Website: MelanieLynnCommunications.comInstagram: MLCSocialTwitter: MLCSocialFacebook: MLCSocialEmail: info@melanielynncommunications.comContact Jennifer BerardJennifer Berard & AssociatesJennifer Berard on LinkedIn__TranscriptMelanie Nicholson: [00:00:03] Hey, everyone, and welcome to It's a Theory. I'm your host, Melanie Nicholson, and today we're talking about trauma and trauma-informed care at the workplace. How can employers take the science and knowledge we have about trauma and use it to build stronger, more psychologically safe workplaces? Let's find out. Our guest today is Jennifer Berard. Jennifer is a counseling psychologist with close to 20 years experience in the addiction and mental health field. While she works with adults facing a variety of concerns, her primary focus is supporting individuals and first responders as they deal with substance use disorders and PTSD. Jennifer takes a strength-based, client-centred approach to counseling and has dedicated her career to advocating for and providing quality clinical care for those seeking change in their lives. She believes that recovery and healing is a deeply personal process, and the therapeutic relationship should be one that is developed through respect and dignity of the individual. Jennifer primarily utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, also known as EMDR, to support her clients. Jennifer is a registered ...
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